Watch Canada compete in the FIVB Volleyball Nations League

Click on the video player above to watch the Canadian Men’s National Indoor Volleyball Team compete at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Ottawa.

Live coverage from TD Place will begin Friday as Canada take on defending Olympic gold medalist France at 7:30 p.m. ET. The Canadians will next face Italy on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET before taking on Bulgaria on Sunday at 5 p.m. ET.

The Canadian men lost their VNL opener 3-0 (25-19, 25-20, 30-28) to Germany on Tuesday. The other men’s teams competing in Ottawa from June 7-12 are Poland, Serbia and Argentina.

VNL 2022 will take place from May 31 to July 24 with Ankara, Turkey, hosting the women’s finals and Bologna, Italy, the men. CBC Sports will be your destination for comprehensive coverage of Canada’s matches in the VNL.

Canadian men’s roster

• Brendan Barnes
• Jay Blankenau
• Jordan Canham
• Samuel Cooper
• Danny Demyanenko
• Max Elger
• Jesse Elser
• Mathias Elser
• Derek Epp
• Pearson Echenko
• brodie hofer
• Alexander Ketrzynsky
• justin him
• Stephane Maar
• Lionel McCarthy
• Matthew Neaves
• Nicholas Hoag
• Jackson Howe
• Eric Loeppky
• Jordan Schnitzer
• Ryan Sclater
• Lucas Van Berkel
• Brett Walsh
• Marc Wilson